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Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?
From: |
Luc Teirlinck |
Subject: |
Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs? |
Date: |
Fri, 30 May 2003 12:09:54 -0500 (CDT) |
Alex Schroeder wrote:
Juanma Barranquero <address@hidden> writes:
> Alex Schroeder <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> But then again, usability expert Jeff Raskin claims that whenever
>> there is something to customize, it means that the developpers didn't
>> know what design decision was the best and left it up to the users
>> (who aren't usability experts, either).
>
> Seems like a fairly narrow POV. "Whenever", indeed? What if there's *no*
> best decision?
Heh, simple: Try harder! :)
This is completely ridiculous. Denying the importance of
customizability is denying the importance of individuality. People
are not just all isomorphic carbon copies of each other.
Sincerely,
Luc.
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, (continued)
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Lars Hansen, 2003/05/29
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Miles Bader, 2003/05/29
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Lars Hansen, 2003/05/30
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Thien-Thi Nguyen, 2003/05/30
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Alex Schroeder, 2003/05/30
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Miles Bader, 2003/05/30
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Jan D., 2003/05/30
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Lars Hansen, 2003/05/30
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Juanma Barranquero, 2003/05/30
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Alex Schroeder, 2003/05/30
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?,
Luc Teirlinck <=
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- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, David Kastrup, 2003/05/31
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Robert J. Chassell, 2003/05/31
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, David Kastrup, 2003/05/31
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- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Stefan Monnier, 2003/05/29
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Kai Großjohann, 2003/05/30
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Kevin Rodgers, 2003/05/30
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Kai Großjohann, 2003/05/30
- Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?, Lars Hansen, 2003/05/30